From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 30 18:57: 5 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mailhop1.nyroc.rr.com (mailhop1-0.nyroc.rr.com [24.92.226.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0A1514F5E for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:56:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jscipio@rochester.rr.com) Received: from mailout1.nyroc.rr.com ([24.92.226.81]) by mailhop1.nyroc.rr.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-59787U250000L250000S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 21:54:23 -0500 Received: from mail1.twcny.rr.com ([24.92.226.74]) by mailout1.nyroc.rr.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-59787U250000L250000S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 21:54:46 -0500 Received: from Ophelia ([24.161.81.173]) by mail1.twcny.rr.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-53939U80000L80000S0V35) with SMTP id com for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2000 21:53:44 -0500 Message-ID: <000701bf6b97$468ad2c0$0400a8c0@Ophelia> From: "John F. Scipione" To: Subject: linux binary compatability Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:00:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BF6B6D.5D71A740" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BF6B6D.5D71A740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Members of the FreeBSD team: I am a user of various linux distrobutions, however I am also an = avid participant of the freebsd project. Freebsd has a much more = advanced kernel and is generally a more stable and configurable system. = My main gripe about linux is that the multiple distributions all seem to = produce incompatabilities with each other as they all tend to use = different versions of popular applications. Freebsd seems to avoid this = problem by only being supported by one vendor, namely you, the freebsd = project. Unfortunatly it seems that the various UNIX applications, like = those found on www.freshmeat.net, seem to always have some dependency = on a part of linux and don't work on freebsd with, at the very least, = being recompiled. Is their an effort of the freebsd project to support = linux binaries natively, that being, without recompilation. If so, is = there a mailing list or other resource that I could perhaps contribute = to? I am very interested in helping this to work and I cannot see that = it would be at all detriment to the freebsd project. Another question, = is their any effort to create a package management system for freebsd = like the ones for linux distrobutions such as redhat, debian and = stampede? Could you point me in the direction to contribute to that = project, if such exists, as well? Thank you for your time and effort, I = hope that such a wonderful and helpful project continues and I hope that = more users will find their way to freebsd and to all the great people = who administer the project. =20 Thanks again, John F. Scipione =20 jscipio@rochester.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BF6B6D.5D71A740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear Members of the FreeBSD = team:
 
    I am a user of = various linux=20 distrobutions, however I am also an avid participant of the freebsd=20 project.  Freebsd has a much more advanced kernel and is generally = a more=20 stable and configurable system.  My main gripe about linux is that = the=20 multiple distributions all seem to produce incompatabilities with each = other as=20 they all tend to use different versions of popular applications.  = Freebsd=20 seems to avoid this problem by only being supported by one vendor, = namely you,=20 the freebsd project.  Unfortunatly it seems that the various UNIX=20 applications, like those found on www.freshmeat.net,  seem to = always have=20 some dependency on a part of linux and don't work on freebsd with, at = the very=20 least, being recompiled.  Is their an effort of the freebsd project = to=20 support linux binaries natively, that being, without = recompilation.  If so,=20 is there a mailing list or other resource that I could perhaps = contribute=20 to?  I am very interested in helping this to work and I cannot see = that it=20 would be at all detriment to the freebsd project.  Another = question, is=20 their any effort to create a package management system for freebsd like = the ones=20 for linux distrobutions such as redhat, debian and stampede?  Could = you=20 point me in the direction to contribute to that project, if such exists, = as=20 well?  Thank you for your time and effort, I hope that such a = wonderful and=20 helpful project continues and I hope that more users will find their way = to=20 freebsd and to all the great people who administer the project. =20
 
Thanks again,
 
John F. Scipione   
jscipio@rochester.rr.com
 
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